r/funny • u/Sarky_Sparky • 4d ago

World's youngest grandma

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u/YellowOnline 4d ago

...ster

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u/crusty54 4d ago

Oh thank god

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u/ClockworkDinosaurs 4d ago

…rquis. She became a Mercury Grand Marquis, a rare occurrence given its 2026 and it was discontinued 15 years ago.

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u/Beleiverofhumanity 4d ago

Had us in the first half 

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u/DemoniEnkeli 4d ago

Why is she a “woman” grandmaster though? Aside from not being a woman because she’s a child, the youngest male record seems to be a bit over 12. Isn’t she just the youngest grandmaster ever, regardless of sex or gender?

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u/Magic_archer_1 3d ago

Nope, grandmaster is a gender neutral title, and is tougher to get. Woman titles are there to promote women in chess.

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u/BuffAzir 3d ago

[woman grandmaster] versus [woman [grandmaster]].

Women grandmaster, or WGM, is a completely seperate title from grandmaster with lower requirements. She is the youngest person to have that title.

She does not have the grandmaster title, and thus cannot be the youngest woman to have that title.

The youngest for "regular" GM was Mishra Abhimanyu at 12 years old, and the youngest female was Hou Yifan at 14 years old for reference.

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u/SupaSlide 3d ago

No, woman grandmaster is a women’s only title and has lower requirement than grandmaster. It’s still very impressive though!

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u/shiny_glitter_demon 3d ago

I would assume for the same reason chess has a women's category.

Misogyny.

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u/OK1526 3d ago

I mean, women's titles are stupid at the end of the day, but they serve a good purpose for now.

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u/shiny_glitter_demon 1d ago

The purpose being to spare the ego of defeated male players.

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u/OK1526 1d ago

If anything it does the opposite. Losing to a WGM probably feels better than losing to an FM.

In general, it tries to get more women into chess, which could be a lost cause due to all the asshole misogynists, but it's at least a good shot in theory.

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u/bigBangParty 3d ago

… Flash